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Which of the following situations could be represented by the equation y = 3x + 5?

A.
A bricklayer lays 5 bricks in 3 minutes. What is the total number of bricks he can lay in x minutes?

B.
An express package costs $5 plus $3 per pound to ship. What is the total cost for x pounds?

C.
A jogger is 3 miles from home, jogging toward home at 5 miles per hour. What is the total number of minutes it will take her to get home?

D.
A math teacher gave some problems worth 5 points and a bonus problem worth 3 points. What was the total value of the problems?

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I think your answer would have to be b:
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It’s b because I took the test
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